Tiny Tim

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capttheo1 — 9 years ago(December 12, 2016 04:37 PM)

Has anyone ever figured out exactly what it was Tim had? Always been a mystery to me.

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Big_AL-96 — 9 years ago(December 13, 2016 02:50 AM)

It is never explicitly stated but there is a good article about the possible ailments here
http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2014/09/wrong-tiny-tim/
Also in the article, Dickens is quoted as having said:-
On June 24, 1865, Dickens wrote: One of the worst forms of scrofula rachitism, or rickets . . . arises under the influence of chilly dwellings an insufficient alimentation [nourishment]. . . and milk deprivation in infants.
There is a thread about this here:-
http://www.imdb.com/board/10104940/board/nest/208637601?d=263905775#263905775
Let's pray the human race never escapes Earth to spread its iniquity elsewhere. C.S Lewis

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strntz — 9 years ago(December 15, 2016 10:29 AM)

In this version, it seems he was afflicted with gigantism
Is very bad to steal Jobu's rum. Is very bad.

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PrometheusTree64 — 9 years ago(December 23, 2016 07:16 AM)

In this version, it seems he was afflicted with gigantism
LOL!
Yes, to me, this is the only flaw in the otherwise superlative 1951 version: Tiny Tim not only isn't tiny, he has his own London apartment and a string of hot girlfriends.